White House confirms Obama, Pakistan prime minister to meet

[Reuters]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will meet with Pakistani Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani on March 27 after a nuclear security summit in Seoul, the White House said on Friday.

"The meeting will be an opportunity for the United States and Pakistan to continue high-level consultations on areas of mutual interest," the White House said in a statement, confirming an announcement by the prime minister's office."In particular, the president looks forward to reviewing our efforts to support an Afghan-led reconciliation process, and to pursue an end-state in the region that advances security and prosperity."Relations between the two uneasy allies have been frayed after U.S. forces discovered and killed al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in a Pakistani military town last year.(Reporting by Jeff Mason; Editing by Eric Walsh)

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